Eilas Photography

Eilas is a name inspired by my two beautiful children: Eisley and Silas.

Photography has been a lasting passion in my life. Beginning at age 15, it was the only thing I wanted to do.

I finished photography school in 2003 just before the birth of our first child and from then on I knew that I wanted to photograph children and their families.

I LOVE what I do and love being a small part of my client's lives in creating memories for them.

I am a native Tennessean and live in Franklin with my amazing husband and our crazy kids.

Thank you for spending a little time on my blog.

~Laurel Pankratz

What To Expect

What I love most about photography is capturing unplanned moments.
I don't pose people or use fancy props.
I usually ask that my clients just ignore me completely and interact with each other.
I don't have big equipment or assistants, just me and my camera.
I work on location, outdoors, at whatever interesting or pretty spots I can find.
I'm up for anything, so if you have any interesting ideas or favorite spots, let me hear it!

Monthly Archives: June 2012

We had the very great privilege to be a part of this beautiful wedding earlier this month. The very beautiful wedding party consisted only of the bride and groom’s children, and that was more than enough to fill the front of the ceremony. They had such adorable and personal details in every space of their […]

Again, it’s been a week since my last post. Sorry about that. But, I had a better excuse this time. I was spending time with my extended family at a reunion, so hopefully I can do a post about that soon. For today, I give you the White family! This is my third year to […]

I can’t believe it’s been almost a week since my last post! I apologize, but with VBS at church, plus shoots almost every day, my blogging has suffered. But, I can’t wait any longer to show you sweet little Mia and how big she’s gotten this year. What a precious little girl this is, and […]

This precious baby that I’ve photographed since he was a newborn, is officially not a baby anymore. This was our 2 YEAR OLD shoot! It’s insane to think that much time has gone by, but here it is and he is just as adorable as he was on day one. I love this family so […]

I’m so glad I got the chance to photograph this beautiful family. Especially since they very rarely have the opportunity to take pictures all together. They are such a beautiful and cheerful family and each have a distinct personality all their own. It’s such a pleasure for me to be able to photograph friends with […]